title: Design of a dynamic polymer interface for chiral discrimination.
abstract: Enantioselective wetting of a chiral polymer film was demonstrated. The contact angle of chiral liquids on the film was strongly dependent on their chirality although their physical properties including surface tension were identical. Such wetting behavior resulted from the enantioselective surface reorganization involving local conformational change of the polymer chains at the liquid interface. The concept of "dynamic interface for chiral discrimination" has possible potential for the development of materials capable of chiral sensing, optical resolution, and asymmetric synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. a-shundo@cstf.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Atsuomi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shundo
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kimizuka
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers